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| 2017 Lahore suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the War in North-West Pakistan | |
  Charing Cross  Charing Cross  Charing Cross Location of the Charing Cross in Lahore, where the attack occurred. | |
| Location | Charing Cross, The Mall, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 31°33′32.4″N 74°19′26.4″E / 31.559000°N 74.324000°E |
| Date | 13 February 2017 18:10[1] (UTC+05:00) |
| Target | Police officials[2][3] |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | At least 18 (+1 bomber)[4][5][6][1] |
| Injured | Over 90[1][6] |
| Victims | Zahid Gondal (SSP Operations, Punjab Police)[2] Ahmed Mobin (DIG Traffic, Lahore)[2] |
| Perpetrators | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (claimed)[2] |
On 13 February 2017, a suicide bombing took place on the Mall Road in Lahore, Pakistan, where a group of chemists and pharmacists were holding a protest at Charing Cross in front of the Punjab provincial assembly. According to Punjab Police sources, 18 people were killed, including several police officials, and at least 87 were injured.[4][5][6]
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack.[7] Local authorities cordoned off the site to begin investigations.[2] According to Pakistani authorities, the attack was orchestrated from Afghanistan, where the militant group operates sanctuaries.[8] On 23 February, Pakistani security forces killed the mastermind of the attack, Wajihullah, near the Afghan border following the launch of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad.[9]
- ^ a b c Randhawa, Samiullah. "14 killed, over 100 wounded in Lahore blast". Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference
Dawnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Chaudhry, Asif (15 February 2017). "Crackdown in Punjab amid mourning for attack victims". Dawn.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Officials involved in the investigation into the incident said that senior police officials were the main target of the suicide bomber who blew himself up during a protest by chemists.
- ^ a b "Charing Cross death toll rises to 15". Dawn. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Lahore Mall Road blast: Death toll rises to 14 after suicide attack; facilitator arrested". Firstpost. Press Trust of India. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Gabol, Imran (14 February 2017). "As Lahore buries its dead, citizens demand answers". Dawn. AFP. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Lahore protest blast: 11 killed at Pakistan city rally". BBC. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a Pakistani Taliban splinter group, said it had carried out the attack.
- ^ Yousaf, Kamran (15 February 2017). "Pakistan hands over evidence of TTP faction operating from Afghanistan". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Lahore Mall Road blast mastermind killed on Pak-Afghan border". The Express Tribune. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.